These Regulations amend regulation 6 of the Motor Vehicle Testing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 to allow vehicles manufactured before 1st January 1960 to be used on the roads without a MoT test certificate. Article 4(2) of Directive 2009/40/EC (OJ L141, 6.6.2009, p.12) allows Member States to exempt such vehicles from roadworthiness testing.
A copy of Directive 2009/40/EC may be downloaded without charge from EUR-Lex, the European Law website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm).
An Explanatory Memorandum and a Regulatory Impact Assessment have been produced and are available from Road Safety and Vehicle Regulation Division, Department of the Environment, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or viewed online athttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr